October 2022

Visitors asked not to climb Tower Rock

WITTENBERG, Mo. – The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is reminding those visiting the 400-million-year-old Tower Rock Natural Area in Perry County to explore nature safely, and to be respectful of the area and its neighboring land.     The roughly 32-acre natural area is comprised of upland oak-pine and mixed hardwoods. It features a vertical

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Janie Lee Laird

The Basler Funeral Home in Ste. Genevieve has announced the passing of 63-year-old Janie Lee Laird of Bloomsdale, Mo. who passed away peacefully in her sleep on Oct. 19, 2022.   She was born in Martin, Tenn. Dec. 1, 1958 and is preceded in death by her mother Patricia Ellen Moore of Dresden, Tenn. and

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Eastern Missouri Girl Scout builds lending library to earn her Silver Award

ST. LOUIS – October is celebrated as National Book Month, a time to honor the country’s best books and authors and focus on the importance of reading, writing and literature.   One Maryland Heights Girl Scout, Nadine Bredell, used her passion for reading and community service to build a free little library to earn her

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Mrs. Sulser’s Class Holds Oreo Stacking Competition

STE. GENEVIEVE – At Ste. Genevieve Elementary School, Mrs. Sulser’s 1st grade class participates in an Oreo stacking competition each year. Students bring in Oreo cookies and take turns stacking them as high as they can.   This year’s winner was Aly Martin!   Aly stacked 18 Oreo cookies before her tower fell over!  

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MSHP reports arrest

JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has released its latest reports. Among those listed as arrested: 43-year-old Michelle L. Miller of St. Louis at 9:30 a.m. Thursday (Oct. 20, 2022) on a warrant out of Ste. Genevieve County for failing to register a motor vehicle, failing place a license plate on a motor

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